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To: lasereye

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150211-evolution-darwin-finches-beaks-genome-science/


4 posted on 08/06/2017 8:30:04 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Paladin2

Finch beaks are an example of micro-evolution. What’s the takeaway from that? That every organism evolved from the same ancestor? LOL.


5 posted on 08/06/2017 8:42:10 PM PDT by lasereye
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Analysis of finch beaks at creation.com:

Finch beaks point to a Creator who provides

While naturalistic mechanisms may play some role in producing the patterns we see today, creationists have pointed out that they are insufficient to account for the variety seen within created kinds.

One issue to address is the source of variation. Is it really random, as is commonly believed, or were creatures designed to be able to vary? Beaks can vary in three dimensions: length, width, and depth. The morphology of the beak in an individual adult is determined during its development. Research on Darwin’s finches is revealing molecular mechanisms that account for these differences in development. Two distinct developmental phases are responsible for determining adult beak shape. The details are fascinating and contradict the assertion that variation is random. Rather, they reveal a purposeful design.

7 posted on 08/06/2017 8:59:37 PM PDT by lasereye
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